How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me
It was a hot summer day sometime in the middle of high school. I was young and naive, but the…
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I Will Live For You
“I would die for my child, ”a well-known, often said sacrificial statement. I didn’t really know how my fierce love…
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A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough
Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…
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By Connie Cumming Childhood Trauma Made Me Crave the Simple Life I’m Living Now
My own childhood was not a happy one. My earliest memory was of blowing out a birthday candle (I was…
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My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us
When my son was three months old, my aunt and uncle sent him a generously-stuffed cow from Texas that was…
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By Christie Lynn If You Still Have Your Mom, Hug Her a Little Tighter For the Ones Who Don’t
For those of us who no longer have our moms physically here with us, I think the one thing we…
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By Emily Garcia I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always
You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
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By Kimberly Willingham Hubbard Dear Son, I Pray You Never Lose Your Childlike Faith
You, my son, are precious. Yellow rain boots and mismatched clothes, you dig holes in the yard and try to…
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By Sue Volikas I Miss Little Moments With My Mother the Most
It has been almost 15 years since I have seen my mother. I miss her soft hands. I miss her…
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By Alicia K. Albertson What You Don’t Know About the Mom Who’s Late To Work
It was a Monday morning, and I was late again. Not because I wanted to be late. Not because I…
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A Mother Grows Up Alongside Her Babies
My sweet little boy, I can hardly believe you will be four soon. You are my firstborn, the reason why…
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Mom Handed My Baby To Me From Heaven That Night
To appreciate the light, you must walk through the darkness. To be whole, you must first be broken. That’s what…
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